Rape and domestic violence victims at risk as police fail to record tens of thousands of crimes, watchdog finds

Victims are being left at risk by the police’s failure to investigate tens of thousands of crimes, including rape, violence and domestic abuse, a watchdog has warned.
Victim Support warned that the failures were preventing victims from accessing the help, support and justice they deserve.
Chief officer Diana Fawcett said: “The fact that many of these crimes that are not being recorded include those of a violent and sexual nature is even more worrying as it is putting extremely vulnerable people at risk.
The cases that Lincolnshire Police failed to properly record included 24 reports of rape – some involving modern slavery victims who had been coerced into prostitution.
The proportion of unrecorded crimes rose to a quarter for violent offences, amid a nationwide increase in stabbings and shootings.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rape-domestic-violence-victims-risk-crime-recording-police-inspection-lincolnshire-humberside-met-a8450056.html

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